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Date:      Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:40:47 -0800
From:      Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>
To:        Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Server Freezing Solid
Message-ID:  <4919A77F.8050705@chrismaness.com>
In-Reply-To: <20081111153541.GA25810@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
References:  <b2e0a4330811110642k688c2c9aq9fbb9832f5382c53@mail.gmail.com> <20081111153541.GA25810@slackbox.xs4all.nl>

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Roland Smith wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 06:42:39AM -0800, Chris Maness wrote:
>   
>> I am having a new problem.  I have been running FreeBSD for years with
>> no crashing.  All of a sudden my server starts crashing with no panic
>> messages.  I am suspecting hardware because there are no messages, but
>> the CPU temp is fine.
>>
>> Weird --maybe bad RAM?
>>     
>
> Could be. But you can test RAM with e.g. memtest86.
>
> Or it could be a bad component (e.g. a capacitator) somewhere on the
> motherboard or in the powersupply. Or a spike or drop in the external power.
>
> Roland
>   
I have swapped the HD back to the old box.  I am up and running again.  
If it doesn't crash today, I can be certain the ol' grey mare needs to 
be taken out back and shot.  Dual PIII on a Abit server board c. 2000.

I hear that the Abit boards have issues with components.

Anyone recommend a cheap (not necessarily the latest technology) mobo 
for my server?  I am running a low load SoHo server here at the house.

Chris Maness



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